CarRecallWatch- Component
- AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
- Problem
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tacoma trucks manufactured August 20, 2015, to September 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, incorrect bolts were used to install the driver's knee air bag module.
- Risk
- The incorrect bolts may loosen over time and affect the performance of the driver's knee air bag, increasing the risk of driver injury during a crash that necessitates deployment of the air bags.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install the correct driver's knee air bag module mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is F0T.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
What this recall means for you
Some 2016 trucks built between August 20 and September 10, 2015 were assembled with the wrong bolts holding the driver's knee airbag module in place. Over time these bolts can loosen, which may affect how well the driver's knee airbag works when it deploys in a crash.
The risk is a higher chance of driver injury in a crash that causes the airbags to deploy, because the knee airbag may not protect the driver as designed.
Toyota will notify affected owners, and authorized dealers will replace the driver's knee airbag mounting bolts with the correct ones at no cost to you. You can contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331 (Toyota recall number F0T). You can also check your vehicle identification number (VIN) for open recalls to see whether your truck is affected.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Toyota Tacoma | 2016 |
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